title: Astrocytes: powering memory.
abstract: Creating long-term memory requires a cellular program in neurons involving gene expression, protein synthesis, and formation of new synaptic connections. Suzuki et al. (2011) show that astrocytes, glial cells of the brain, play a necessary role in this program by converting glycogen to lactate and transporting it to neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Morphology, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon, 9 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bezzi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volterra